We currently engage with over 240 corporate partners to expand the talent pool with skilled and motivated early-career professionals for entry-level roles. Our interns complete key projects, allowing you to develop future talent and rising leaders more effectively to achieve your long-term goals.
Our approach drives business success while providing equitable access to meaningful career opportunities for young people from underserved communities.
Our comprehensive training prepares our young professionals to contribute from day one, reducing traditional onboarding efforts and allowing supervisors and full-time staff to focus on higher-level priorities.
As intern supervisors, your emerging leaders have the opportunity to hone their professional skills, gain management experience, and cultivate future talent to achieve your goals.
Our interns' unique perspectives are competitive differentiators that positively impact your top and bottom lines in the long term.
Companies partnering with us have the option to hire Genesys Works interns as they complete post-secondary degrees and credentials, gaining access to a skilled and motivated talent pool to achieve their short and long term goals.
“As a flagship corporate partner, we are lucky to have been in on the early years and see the impact this program has made on the lives of so many students, while simultaneously adding tremendous value to our team,”
Students intern with our corporate partners throughout their senior year, which allows them to make a significant contribution to your company, while building the skills and network necessary to prepare them for their post-secondary and career plans.
Explore our case studies to see how our program has helped companies across various industries overcome challenges and achieve their goals.
You are investing in the future workforce, empowering underserved youth with the skills and opportunities they need to thrive in today’s competitive world.
Our summer training equips students with the skills they need to start at your company on day one, and our interns have been successful in a wide-range of roles across IT, Business Operations, HR, Marketing, and more.
Our mission is to provide pathways to career success for high school students in underserved communities through skills training, meaningful work experiences, and impactful relationships.
Genesys Works is not your typical internship program. In addition to serving motivated, high-potential students from disadvantaged backgrounds, we’re redefining the traditional internship model to optimize the value for students and companies alike. A few key differences are highlighted below:
Typical Internship | Genesys Works | |
|---|---|---|
Duration of Training | None or few days | 8 weeks |
Technical Skills | No | IT, Business Operations |
Professional Skills | Light | Intensive |
Duration of Internship | 6-8 weeks | 12 months
|
Value of Work Performed | Low | High |
Employee Engagement | Weak | Strong |
Supervisor/Manager Support | No | Yes |
Employment Responsibilities | Company | Genesys Works |
Students typically finish skills training and are ready to begin work the second half of August. Ideally, the internship lasts approximately 12 months until students head off to college the following August.
Students generally work 20 hours per week during the school year, with most working afternoons from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Work schedules are negotiated between Genesys Works and partner companies taking into account client needs and student availability.
No, interns are employees of Genesys Works, which is responsible for their wages, taxes, employer responsibilities, insurance, etc. Genesys Works in turn submits invoices to companies for services provided in the same manner as contractors at a professional services firm.
Client companies are invoiced for the work performed at billing rates appropriate for local market conditions. Rates can vary based on location and work roles. Students are paid an average of $14 per hour. The balance of the billing rate covers direct expenses such as payroll taxes and unemployment as well as program expenses related to intern training, transportation, college prep, student rewards and recognition, etc.
We provide a great deal of support to students and supervisors throughout the internship. A Genesys Works Program Coordinator will meet with the intern at least twice a month to discuss workplace issues, refine skills, and provide counsel and coaching related to college selection, applications and financial aid. Program Coordinators regularly interact with workplace supervisors to ensure client needs are effectively being met.
Leading corporations like Accenture and Target have partnered with Genesys Works to achieve their goals of strong financial performance and doing social good.
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Our vision is a future where every young person, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, gender, or financial background, is provided with the essential knowledge and skills to secure career achievements, advance economically, and maintain lifelong financial independence.
Our vision is a future where every young person, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, gender, or financial background, is provided with the essential knowledge and skills to secure career achievements, advance economically, and maintain lifelong financial independence.